BCEE 432
Soil Mechanics
Fall 2022 (proposed outline)
Topics
- Physical geology and soil deposits
- Grain size and shape
- Soil weight-volume relationships and plasticity
- Soil classification
- Hydraulic conductivity
- Seepage
- Stress in soil masses
- Consolidation
- Soil shear strength
- Lateral earth pressure
- Footings
- Soil compaction, permeability, and shear laboratory tests
Readings
- B. M. Das, Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering, 5th edition.
- MindTap is suggested as an additional purchase for students who believe it will help; the outline does not make it mandatory.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Curriculum sample or proposal ↗Fall 2022 (proposed outline)
- Draft Fall 2022 outline in the December 10, 2021 Senate curriculum dossier; the instructor and scheduling fields are placeholders. It is evidence of the proposed course content and book, not confirmation of a delivered Fall 2022 section.